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Unsheathed Heir Chapter 134
Was he being serious with her right now? She glared."I'm sorry but if you were in my case you would be hanging on a cliffhanger of saving the one person you love." She managed but her eyes were already dampened with tears as they streamed down.Joshua walked to her and hugged her to his chest. "It's okay you can cry there all you want." He mutters.She pulled away from him, he was rather jeopardising them even more. Pamela reminded him that the rumours about them still hadn't died down.And for that, no one would want to have anything to do with her. Hudson might be a terrible spouse but to cheat on your husband is one thing the patriarch is fully known to bad mouth with. Mostly Joshua— the enemy they still savour at his hoofs not that they have a choice. "I can't go in there." She dabbed her hand, ripping the tears across her face.“We’ll be late,” he said, pulling away with an effort.“Then go alone.” Joshua took her arm, and they tried to hustle through the halls, the old electr
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“We thought we’d wait on a family,” he said. “Three years at least, till I’ve settled in as a Benedict.”“And will that be a large family, or will you keep it small?”“Small,” they said, just as Nathan blurted out, “Large.” They exchanged surprised glances, and Sidney burst out laughing.“We’d settled on three,” Nathan added, “I guess Valentine thinks that’s a lot or you're not settling down with her?”Brandon laughed a little awkwardly. “To an only child, it is.”“I was one of seven,” said Mrs Blaze. “You can’t handle three?”“Of course, I can.” Nathan scowled. Had he blown the ruse already? She was watching him narrowly, deep frown lines carving a map across his brow."Well I can't say much, I love children but I can't remember when last." Sidney threw daggers at Pamela.“Oh, what smells delicious?” Sidney craned to look as the dinner cart rolled in trying to court her attention. “I wish I had two stomachs, so I could fit a bite of everything.” She almost rubbed her shoulder with he
Unsheathed Heir Chapter 136
Joshua finds himself checking through the files he had collected earlier this morning from Miss Noura or his cyberpunk ever one.His eyes flash at the odd information. Mr Hudson was truly a whack with lots of secrets trying to conceal himself. And Derek wasn't at the Hornwort. The files show both of them were spotted together earlier. Hudson and Derek go into the Stark mansion."Well, what are you up to Derek? Now that there is a party at Hornwort? And I can't figure out not until I'm there."Joshua's hands were on the steering wheel and he revved the car onto the road.He was sure that this party and those talks by the patriarchs pointing to Mr Hudson was no mere coincidence. Mr Hunter can't be acting to inform him not when necessary.He got to the front of the house and killed the engine." I knew you could not stay true to Joshua, we all know you have what you desire but he's limiting you." Mr Hudson said with a grin as they walked around the cellar. "You were not as stupid as I ha
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Joshua's eyes were still on Mr Hudson as he carried around the bottle in his hand. He hit it on himself, breaking it into pieces."What are you thinking of doing Hudson?" Joshua asked more carefully this time."I want you out of the greater picture." He demanded.There was a chuckle that ousted the cellar. "I don't know what gave you the courage to face such claims, Hudson but you should know I'm a Stark already. A bloody head that you won't be."Hudson made his way to the door. "Well, I shall come back but not today. And when I do I will strip you of any dignity."Derek stood there shamed by his…With a suddenness that’s shattering, he breaks away through his threat to come back lingers and Joshua was desperate to find all he could about him.For a moment Derek is so surprised, he can’t speak. When he does, his voice is rasped."I'm sorry things I mean you have literally gone blind by your own longings." He flung his hand in the air."No, you shouldn't be questioning me when I know w
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Joshua's eyes were still on Mr Hudson as he carried around the bottle in his hand. He hit it on himself, breaking it into pieces."What are you thinking of doing Hudson?" Joshua asked more carefully this time."I want you out of the greater picture." He demanded.There was a chuckle that ousted the cellar. "I don't know what gave you the courage to face such claims, Hudson but you should know I'm a Stark already. A bloody head that you won't be."Hudson made his way to the door. "Well, I shall come back but not today. And when I do I will strip you of any dignity."Derek stood there shamed by his…With a suddenness that’s shattering, he breaks away through his threat to come back lingers and Joshua was desperate to find all he could about him.For a moment Derek is so surprised, he can’t speak. When he does, his voice is rasped."I'm sorry things I mean you have literally gone blind by your own longings." He flung his hand in the air."No, you shouldn't be questioning me when I know w
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"Mr Stark, I'm sorry for such an unabashed visit." She said as she paced in.Joshua nodded at Priscilla, she clicked her tongue a moment together which she gladly did but with little hesitation as curiosity was plastered all over her face."I thought you might want to see them." She flung the file in her hand and Joshua groaned as he gazed down.He collected it from her hand and held onto it giving it a hard look, the fact that he couldn't believe what he'd just heard made him desperate to glance through. Scooping it to his face his hand rubbed the inside paper and pulled it out, slowly he traced the seat."You can sit down not that it is public yet, there is no call for alarm." There was a cringe in his voice, the one that shows he smelt and sensed the effect of the tension in the air."I got to find out not too late, this justifies everything. It may seem like a ploy to you but Mr Hudson knows his beans." Joshua shot up at her. "That technically. . . you're inferring that he got us
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The SUV car was later seen packed outside near the patio of a well-decorated house, instead of flowers, dark boulders covered it. The owner of the car tapped the steering continuously and hit his forehead, his heart and mind contrasting. He raised his head and ran his hand through his dark hair gnashing his teeth, it was Joshua.If it were left to him he would have a red rationally, but the fact that he had looked upon Mr Hudson through the night and found nothing on the man, made him face the one assumption that Mr Hudson was hiding something that he didn't want anyone, especially him to figure out aside from his identity as a Stark.Joshua's phone vibrated and he put the car speaker on as Aunt Miriam voiced. "Joshua I'm so sorry I didn't know about the Suleiman's. I should be held responsible."Joshua forced a calm. voice. "This can wait until I arrive home. Joshua's hand went for the end button."But can we meet later in the day at the small restaurant near the Cape?"There was a s
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The ginger feeling inside the pit of his mouth made Derek cringe. He couldn't believe what unfolded before his eyes, he thought he had seen a ghost."Mother." He muttered, his chest rising and falling.He squared himself to the side and looked for something to give him comfort.Aunt Miriam grabbed herself the cushion and relaxed herself into it, her hand on her knees with a glare that spoke more than her word."Didn't you hear me or do you want me to force you into the seat, Derek." She inquired.Derek's legs having an instinct of their own dragged themselves towards the woman sited right across from him. Her unbothered attitude made him flinch and then scowled."Not until you explain what you're doing here at these odd hours." He stated firmly.Aunt Miriam glanced at Mr Hudson, a look that somehow contemplated on who to give the gist of the situation to Derek."Well Derek, your mother here has been funding this group. With you, on our side, I could only imagine the length of our vict
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Joshua almost choking on blood, Hudson twisted the knife into his gut, he felt like he should have himself down on a cliff but on second thought he could not quite sketch out why Hudson was greedy for what was not his. "How are you going to get the Stark when it's not even yours, your identity?" Hudson curled his eyebrow right at him and then began to chuckle. "Then what? Do you think I will think of something that will just remain solely as an illusion?" He sauntered over to Joshua. , "I'm a man of my ambition." "Hudson this will be interesting as you have declared your intention." Joshua laughed, choking on blood. His heart was dark and bloody. Hudson stood there In his hand was the blood-stained dagger he raised it straight pointing at Joshua. "When you have lived your entire life claiming the identity you're not, Hudson it will be hard to live without purpose." He looked around and then back to Joshua. "That is extreme." "I know but once you're dead nothing is stopping me."
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Swirling around them was a cloud of dust from the sawmill where Joshua was held hostage. When he went out to meet with Peter earlier, something came up. Peter after spending time with him induced his water with a powder, his head spun around like he'd gotten into an accident, his heart started to beat slowly like everything he had worked hard for had lost its base, and his hands wobbled his head. Banging loud like it was hit by the hardest metal. Everything was so surreal and yet so copper in his throat. What kind of liquid was he induced with? He didn't know but he knew one thing for sure, this was not a mistake or a coincidence. Peter sat at the opposite seat and watched him while everything happened unwavering, Joshua fighting for his breath was like him watching a drama, a scary one he has gotten used to at that. "I don't like to see you like this Joshua but I have no option, never trust an enemy to be your friend." Peter's voice was screechy, stretching no tension. All Joshua's
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"I have an idea, Let's run the DNA test and confirm the truth about Hudson." Miss Laura contributed. "You scared the crap out of me, Miss Laura," Pamela concluded. Pamela got that served quite cold and slowly she tried to regain her strength in an oblivious way, she blinked at Miss Laura, the relationship she had with her, she was quite sure if things go out the wrong way with the DNA she will be more than screwed. Joshua with the most condescending look sipped on his drink and relaxed on the sofa. "That is brilliant, I think it will work that way." Joshua agreed. Miss Laura and Joshua almost in unison glided their sight to Pamela. "What?! You're not expecting me to get it are you?!'' She shrugged, choking on her saliva. Pamela turned to look at Miss Laura. After what happened last night she couldn't get any closer to Joshua without it being suspicious. She huffed and rested her hand to the side of her face, her head hung in a sluggish tired way on the desk and Josh
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Joshua was still shocked by Miss Laura back slashing attitude toward him. "Let me see what you have there." He said and Miss Laure forwarded her iPad to him. He read through it carefully then sighed. As if knowing what was going on he stared straight at Miss Laura. "Don't be like that." "Don't be like how we have gone this far and to think that some bastard is sitting up there… if this had no impact on you. You do it does on me, I can't let Hudson take charge." She clenched her jaw and felt the electric shock rifle up her jaw. "I will see what I can do about it." "Coward." Miss Laura hissed behind his back and he left her alone in the office entry. —--- "I can't believe this,'' Hudson said and he clasped his hands together while getting closer to the lady in front of him. "What do you believe?" Pamela scoffed. "The fact that you want to have me ruined or the fact that you figure out your dream will come true." Pamela bit her bottom lips, the word hurting through her mo
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Joshua flew his gaze right at the mirror where he was unbuttoning his shirt, "It has already begun." He clenched his hand around the curtain and turned to give a second glance at the west wing of the room he had allocated to Pamela while they were there together. He pulled his suitcase towards himself and then dropped it, what if there was no reason for him? Likely he won't want to go back just as he thought about it closely. Every muscle in his body throbbed. But something like a weave of the thread was dragging him back. He wouldn't be able to make it and if he turns back now it means that everything he had worked hard for during his period while staying right here in Sheffield was nothing but a wasted time. The nun Mary has to meet with her as soon as possible to figure out more in regards to his twin brother. Could Hudson be lying, his medical report didn't reveal that he had any genetic disorder. But there was a chance that he fabricated it. He had to meet the nun. And his fligh
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"What is the name of the disease?" Joshua asked but the nun didn't reply to him. He put his hand against the counter with a vase and asked again. "What is the name?" His brow tint demandingly. "I'm sorry but that is all we could find, I can't pronounce it but I have everything emailed down to you. Got to take a look at it." The nun muttered. Joshua gulped, his eyes lingering relentlessly, If Joshua finds that what he thinks is true then it means. . . Well, he was too deep into his sleep with the call came in, his voice was trying to sound normal. Joshua couldn't quite think well enough. He let out a deep sigh and shifted to the side without letting the suspense die off, the nun vanished and killed the call. "Alright, Thank you, sister Mary. I quite think you have done enough." Joshua said over the phone and ended the call he dropped his phone by his side, in a toss that showed he wasn't sure what to do at the moment hen then let himself dribble his hand off his face as he fucking
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Pamela swat her hand to her face, she thought they were way past that. This hurts more than she could figure, what in God's name! Even as she feels her heart slamming against her rib cage and sweat dribbling down her spine. She forced a smile on her face. "What?" "I'm reminding you, did you send the note I told you to?" Joshua showed no restraint, his voice was purely authoritative, Pamela's eyes met his folded gaze she broke before she ran her hand along her jaw scratching through it as if there was a complete cold she had met the harbinger of death. "Yes, yes of course I was just going from there. It slipped my mind that I didn't let you know." Joshua's brow rises and she takes a step back as he takes a step towards her. Joshua's hand dribbled from his side and raised to touch the lips of the Pamela jacket that she wore. "You should lay this properly." He said then turned his back. Pamela clicked her fingers to the heart of her hand. Joshua's gaze was on her
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Pamela walked the entry street by the woods, she sighs as her eyes catch the bus stop not far from where she stood, her hand to her knees and her forehead dripping with sweat. She doesn't know whether to say summer in Vancouver was far better but here her whole body is soaked up. "Thank heaven there is a bus stop right there." She dug her hand into her pocket and pulled out the hole from her pocket. Her head shook, she had no single glimpse of what Joshua's intentions were when he asked her to deliver the letter and what was inside the letter might bother her to try to figure out more but she dug it deeper inside her coat. "I shouldn't look beside it's not intended for me." She shakes her head and drops her hand from her pocket. Her superficial attempt to hold everything under her baby was a kind that feels so hefty. She finds herself fitted on the bench, beside her stood men who were dressed heftily, their voices the dark chrome of their dressing. Pamela blinked up wit
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"It feels like we need a safe word," Pamela said the lines around her eyes slowly fading. "I wouldn't allow it, neither of us is allowed to walk out and go the way we were before we boarded on this plane, we can't and you know how this trip is secret." "Okay pick it, what is our safe word?" Pamela anticipated tirelessly, she knew more than anyone that she got on this plane for her own reasons. Mind blown Joshua shrugs. "I'm as surprised as you are. I wouldn't know any, come on figure out one I will just have to live by the way." "What about blue for when it's right and red for when it's not," Joshua suggested, the scowl Pamela three his way we're oddly penetrative beyond his flesh. "Random as hell." "I like where this is headed already. Don't forget it's not a date." "We're going to Sheffield and they're known for their extra cautious lifestyle. It wouldn't help us last some days without getting discovered." She shrugs. Joshua grinned. "What is
